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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will finish reading Samphire, and tracking the events against the components of the Narrative Pyramid. Whilst reading the extract, we will continue to consolidate our reading strategies. You will be provided with prompt questions to help you track your way through the text systematically. Feedback will be given at each stage. At the close of the lesson, we will return to our focus of considering how Patrick O'Brian's narrative follows the Narrative Pyramid in our reflection task.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is samphire?
a fruit
a jewel
Correct answer: a plant
a tool
Q2.
What is the definition of an 'omniscient' narrator?
a narrator who gives an overview of their opinions on the characters
Correct answer: a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of the main character
Q3.
What does the man buy at the tobacconist shop?
cigars
peppermints
umbrella
Correct answer: walking-stick
Q4.
Molly says she wants to go back to the cliffs to get some fresh air - true or false?
Correct answer: false
true
Q5.
What is it called when a writer leaves clues in the text for things that will happen later?
flashback
Correct answer: foreshadow
plant
red-herring

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the term used to refer to the space and dynamics between characters?
lady on pedestal
positioning
Correct answer: proxemics
staging
Q2.
What does catharsis literally mean?
to change
Correct answer: to cleanse
to complete
to contrast
Q3.
A narrative always has to give equal time to each of the 5 phases - true or false?
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
Which of the following list are not an example of binary opposites?
active / passive
dark / light
good / evil
Correct answer: man / boy
Q5.
The tradition of the Lady on the Pedestal is often criticised for doing what to the woman?
celebrating her
making her too powerful
Correct answer: objectifying her

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UnitEnglish / Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

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